UPDATE 01/20: BOTH NEW AND OLD VERSIONS OF THE SCRIPT ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND CLEARED FOR USE
GOOD JOB YALL/GEN
RTC FANDOM WE NEED TO TALK
Share petition · #SAVERICKYPOTTS - Erasure of representation in acting is unfair. · Change.org
So get this. In the musical ride the cyclone, the representation of physical disability in Ricky Potts character was already pretty horrible. Because he loses it as soon as he enters the afterlife even though it’s such a vital part of his character. And it’s literally just for the ease of making him “better” to choreograph with. To this day, there has only been one person who is disabled in real life that has played this character, and they were treated horribly, not at all accommodated, not even told the character was written to have a disability, to the point where they were physically ill on set. They were then fired for being too disabled. To this day, the theatre blocks any attempts to speak out about the incident and refuses to even admit that it happened. The actor has received absolutely no compensation. Well now the official writers of the show have consented to the disability being removed entirely. Erased. Gone. What little representation was there was garbage anyway, but when I tell you I wouldn’t hesitate to deck the people responsible for this. OH and by the way, anyone who does the show now has to use that version of the script
Please sign the petition, reblog if you’re comfortable doing so. This bullcrap needs to end.
